Tragic fate of Robin Samsoe: 12-year-old murdered by Dating Game Killer Rodney Alcala

ROBIN Samsoe was the last unfortunate of serial slayer Rodney Alcala, whose transgression spree was brought to an extremity aft helium was arrested for Robin’s murder. 

His execution rampage was dramatized successful Netflix’s Woman of the Hour, though the movie ends conscionable earlier helium kidnapped Robin. 

Tragic Murder

Robin was conscionable 12-years-old erstwhile she was murdered by the serial murderer known arsenic The Dating Game Killer.

She was leaving her location successful Huntingdon Beach to caput to her ballet people connected June 20, 1979, erstwhile she disappeared. 

Tragically, her assemblage was recovered 12 days aboriginal successful the Los Angeles foothills and showed signs of a convulsive encounter. 

Her friends told the constabulary that a antheral had approached them connected the formation and had offered to instrumentality pictures of them, which was Rodney Alcala’s calling paper arsenic a serial killer. 

Rodney often lured victims to distant places by posing arsenic a lensman who was adding their representation to his portfolio. 

Then, helium would termination his unfortunate and support their representation of his collection. 

The constabulary circulated a sketch of the antheral that Robin’s friends had seen, which was recognized arsenic Rodney by his erstwhile parole officer. 

A hunt of his mother, Anna Maria Gutierrez’s, location led to the find of a receipt for a retention instrumentality successful Seattle, which held a brace of earrings belonging to a acold lawsuit execution unfortunate named Charlotte Lee Lamb. 

This was capable for the constabulary to apprehension Rodney successful 1979 and the slayer was sentenced to decease conscionable a twelvemonth later. 

However, the condemnation was overturned and helium lived retired the remainder of his days down bars, earlier passing distant successful 2021.

Dating Game Killer

Rodney’s transgression spree began successful 1968, erstwhile helium attacked a 16-year-old miss named Morgan Rowan. 

Luckily, Morgan was rescued by her friends but Rodney struck again erstwhile helium attacked an 8-year-old miss named Tali Shapiro conscionable a period later. 

Tali was saved erstwhile a passerby named Donald Haines spotted her getting into Rodney’s car, allowing the constabulary to find the killer’s location earlier helium could termination Tali.

She was near successful a coma for 32 days, due to the fact that of the experience, arsenic Rodney continued his transgression spree nether the sanction John Berger, sometimes “Burger”, successful New York. 

He murdered 23-year-old formation attendant Cornelia Crilley, earlier being jailed for kid molestation which helium had committed erstwhile helium attacked Tali. 

After his release, helium appeared connected The Dating Game successful 1978, wherever helium earned his serial slayer nickname. 

On the show, helium tried to charm a teacher named Cheryl Bradshaw into picking him arsenic her lucifer but she decided against going connected a day with him.

Cheryl felt that his sinister consciousness of humor, which included references to being “ready” for nighttime, made him look creepy. 

Unbeknownst to her, her intuition had conscionable saved her life. 

After Cheryl rejected him, Rodney’s transgression spree intensified and helium kidnapped a 15-year-old miss named Monique Holt who was hitchhiking by herself. 

Monique managed to flight portion Rodney was utilizing a state presumption bathroom, though helium had conscionable deed her successful the caput with a rock. 

She filed a constabulary report, but Rodney’s parent posted his bail which allowed him to spell connected sidesplitting until his apprehension successful 1979.

Woman of the Hour

Rodney’s horrifying execution spree was dramatized successful Netflix’s Woman of the Hour, which is directed by Pitch Perfect’s Anna Kendrick. 

Much of the movie is focused connected Rodney's quality connected the Dating Game, with Anna starring successful the movie arsenic Cheryl Bradshaw.

Woman of the Hour made its Netflix debut connected October 16, 2024, and is disposable for streaming.